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Posts from ‘July, 2009’

Get Your Own “Eleanor” Mustang

There has been a dearth of top-caliber car movies over the past few years, but 1974 original—has been one of the better ones. Nicholas Cage and the always captivating Angelina Jolie may have been given top billing as actors, but the true star of the movie was the modified 1967 Ford Shelby GT—affectionately referred to [...]

Meet the Taste for Speed Giveaway Winner!

I’m happy to announce that we’ve selected a winner in the Taste for Speed Giveaway, brought to you by Hardee’s, Carl’s Jr., and Dr Pepper. Jason Bovberg of Fort Collins, CO., submitted the winning entry. Jason’s submission included a photo of him standing in front of his 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX, as well as the [...]

Introducing Dream Garage

Over the last year or so I’ve been contributing articles to Dream Garage, a new web magazine dedicated to luxury garages (and all the gasoline-powered toys that can fill them). Dream Garage Publisher Jaime Moe was recently featured in an article by Karen Mitchell in the Denver Post; In that article, Moe relates to Mitchell [...]

Breaking: Dodge Viper Production to Continue

Despite announcing a while ago that the Dodge Viper was getting the axe, the Chrysler Group LLC just announced it has decided to reverse that earlier decision and will continue with production of the Viper. The Viper was scheduled to cease production in December 2009, but it appears that production of the V-10 powered monster [...]

Ken Block on Top Gear: Utterly Awesome

Season 13 of Top Gear returned to BBC Two last month, and episode 106 hit the airwaves (and YouTube) a few days ago. Despite being chock full of excellent content (Jeremy Clarkson gives his thoughts on the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black), the highlight of the episode was undoubtedly Captain Slow (James May) visiting California to [...]

Mitsubishi Announces New Driver Training Course

We just received word that Mitsubishi has inked a deal with Jim Russell Racing Drivers School to launch a new driver training course that will feature a number of specially-prepared Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutions. Dubbed The Jim Russell Lancer Evolution Experience, this new program will premiere on Saturday, July 11th at the Mitsubishi Owners Day (MOD) [...]

Jay Leno Reviews the 2010 Camaro SS

Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno recently managed to get some seat time in a new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS, and talked about the experience in this video review for Jay Leno’s Garage. Jay manages to lay down some burnt rubber in a few spots, takes the car for a spin outside his garage, and [...]

Taste for Speed Giveaway – 6 Days Left!

There are only 6 days remaining in our “Taste for Speed” giveaway, which includes more than $200 in prizes courtesy of Hardee’s, Carl’s Jr, and Dr. Pepper. Here’s how you can enter: Send an email to jeff@drivelineblog.com with your email address and full name, along with a digital photo of your current vehicle. In the [...]